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Moss

Wallpaper
1939 (made)
Artist/Maker
Cole & Son (manufacturer)
Aldridge, John Arthur Malcolm (designer)
Place of origin
England (made)

Portion of 'Moss' wallpaper, an all-over diaper pattern of organic shapes and leaves with twisting stems; Line block printed by hand in distemper colours, on paper.

Object details

Categories
Wall Coverings
Prints
Interiors
Object type
Wallpaper
Titles
  • Moss (manufacturer's title)
  • Bardfield (series title)
Materials and techniques
Line block printed by hand in distemper colours, on paper
Distemper
Line Block Printing
Brief description
Portion of 'Moss' wallpaper, an all-over diaper pattern of organic shapes and leaves with twisting stems; Line block printed by hand in distemper colours, on paper; Part of the 'Bardfield' series; Designed by John Arthur Malcolm Aldridge (A.R.A.); Produced by Cole & Sons (Wallpapers) Ltd; ca.1939.
Physical description
Portion of 'Moss' wallpaper, an all-over diaper pattern of organic shapes and leaves with twisting stems; Line block printed by hand in distemper colours, on paper.
Dimensions
  • Portion height: 81.2cm
  • Portion width: 55.9cm
Dimensions from: Oman, Charles C., and Hamilton, Jean. Wallpapers: a history and illustrated catalogue of the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum. London: Sotheby Publications, in association with the Victoria and Albert Museum, 1982.
Object history
This paper was hand-printed in distemper colours from blocks designed and cut by Aldridge.
Production
This paper was hand-printed in distemper colours from blocks designed and cut by Aldridge.
Subjects depicted
All-Over Pattern
Diaper-Work
Leaves (Plant Materials)
Associated object
E.1633-1939 (Colourway)
Bibliographic references
  • Oman, Charles C., and Hamilton, Jean. Wallpapers: a history and illustrated catalogue of the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum. London: Sotheby Publications, in association with the Victoria and Albert Museum, 1982.
  • Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design & Department of Paintings, Accessions 1939, published under the Authority of the Ministry of Education, London, 1950
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.1632-1939

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Record createdMarch 27, 2009
Record URL
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